How To Disable Avast Antivirus 12 Steps With Pictures

If you don’t see the Avast icon in the System Tray, click the icon that resembles a bracket pointing up in the lower-right corner to display more System Tray icons.

Disable for 10 minutes. Disable for 1 hour. Disable until computer is restarted. Disable permanently.

To enable Avast Antivirus again, right-click the Avast icon in the System Tray. Then hover over “Avast Shields Control” and click Enable all shields.

Alternatively, you can disable individual shields. To do so, scroll down and click the File Shield, Behavior Shield, Web Shield, or Mail Shield tab. Then uncheck the checkbox at the top of the menu below the tab to disable the shield.

Disable for 10 minutes. Disable for 1 hour. Disable until computer is restarted. Disable permanently.

To enable Avast again, follow these steps to return to the “Core Shields” in the Avast app. Then click the toggle switch at the top to reenable Avast Antivirus.